Hey There

I have a quick CAS card to share with you using stamps from Paper Smooches, and then another holiday collage.

Love this little tree from Paper Smooches and that background stamp, just too sweet.

Here is a collage of the wonderful Topiary that we saw at Epcot!  I was totally in awe of these works of art!

Aren't these beautifully done!

Wishing you a wonderful day, what's left of it!

Hello Dear Friend

Just going to share another card I made about 2 weeks ago and had not posted yet.

As you can see I truly love that little birdie die from Memory Box as he/she has been featured several times latelly! I used some scraps of patterned paper from My Mind's Eye and a few stamps from PTI, all added to a notecard from Hero Arts.

I was very happy to be awarded a Froggin' Fantastic Four for THIS card at Lily Pad!  And I just found out last night that I was awarded a Honorable Gnome mention at Lawnscaping Challenge for THIS card!

Now I will leave you with a small collage of a few pictures from Disney.

Left to Right:some very tired feet taking a rest on the Jungle Cruise; awesome Cirque Du Soleil show - La Nuba; how they serve a Disney dessert to kids; a low key but fun roller coaster ride; one of maybe 3 pictures of Micheal and I together, taken by Natasha; the rain we left behind in Houston last Sunday; Natasha & Stitch playing drums at Epcot; Stitch taking a much needed drink break.

Hugs to you all. (My friend Lisa is just about home!)

Blossom Etchings

We are back in one piece from a week at Disney World!  What a whirlwind of activity!  Running a marathon would have been much easier!  Don't go during any school holidays, that would be my best advice!  But it was fun, a once in a lifetime type of trip.  I'll share some more photos in upcoming days.

Actually, Lisa and I managed to meet up at the lodge we were both staying at for a few quick photos.  Here is one:

I'm so happy to have a friend like Lisa!  It's going to be heart wrentching to say goodbye! But for the moment we will enjoy every minute we can spend together.

Onto a set of cards I managed to finish off today. I had started them just before we left.  Here is a photo of one of the four.

Paper: cardstock (PTI- vintage cream); Neenah; patterned paper (MME - Lost &Found:Market Street)
Ink: Copics; Memento Tuxedo Black; Antique Linen distress ink
Stamps:Hero Arts (Blossom Etchings LL754; CL342)
Other: pearls; corner chomper

I wanted to keep these cards quite simple in their design.  Those flowers are so pretty and the patterned paper is equally beautiful, so there is not really too much "dressing up" to do.  Here is a collage of the four cards in the set.  I used a scalloped edge punch in some as well as a PTI die.

I'll enter these into this months Hero Arts contest.  You still have time to play.

It's warming up here in Houston.  I went for a 10 mile run on very tired legs this morning at 7am and it was already 79F!  That heat really makes a difference to ones running ability!  I better get used to it as my next race is on the 1st of April!

Thank you to those who took the time to visit my blog whilst I was away!  That was incredibly nice of you.  As you can imagine I have some catching up to do, but I'll get there.  So good to be back!

Thank You Flowers

Don't you just love these tall flowers from Hero Arts!  They are begging to be dressed with a pearl!  I think I'll enter this into this months Hero Arts contest as the theme is flowers.

And I adore that the patterned paper has those circular designs on it to mimmic the flowers!  Love the colours too!

We are making our way back home from Disney right now!  I cannot wait to download all my photos and just browse through them over and over again!  Hopefully I managed to get some good ones as I am totally amateurish!

Speak again soon!  Hugs to you all!

Happy Birthday to You

Another pre-planned post for you just to keep the blog moving along and also because I had made a few cards a while back which I had not posted yet.  Sometimes I get lucky and I can make about 4 different cards in one sitting, but not all the time!

I used the leftover strip of paper from my 6 X 6 sheet from two days ago and die cut it with a PTI large scalloped die.  The butterfly and sentiment are both from PTI.  I enjoy this CAS design!

Have a fun filled day!

You Make Me Happy

I hope you can't tell that this is Christmas paper! 

I just really like the colours and the stripes, and it was a left over piece in my scrap basket and as I am still hung up about trying to use those up, well, here it is!

Love that HAPPY font from PTI!

Have an awesome day and thank you for visiting!

Forever Loved

Hi everyone!  We should be starting our first full day at Disney World today, I can't wait to tell you all about it!

For this card I used some lovely designer paper from Sweet Threads (Basic Grey).

The stamps are all from PTI.  I used one of their small rectangular frame stamps and by stamping it twice it now looks like a square frame.  I then overlaid it with another frame from their 2011 Anniversary set. 

Thank you for taking the time to visit!  I hope  that your Spring Break has gotten off to a spectacular start!